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In-Genie-ous?
Fans of the Disney 1992 hit film "Aladdin" can get wishes granted by seeing the Northbrook Junior High School interpretation of "Aladdin Jr."
Four shows from March 4-7 feature the talents of an estimated 80 students. That number includes...

The news hit Joe Nelson like a photon torpedo. Leonard Nimoy had died, and with him went a character for the ages.
"I had a little extra sadness," Nelson said.
That character was Mr. Spock, of course. And sports fans all over the galaxy should have...

Margaret Cho is getting real. The veteran comic will vent about dealing with anger, heartbreak and world issues when she performs Sunday through Wednesday at Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia.
"It's a deep show," Cho says. "I think that's good. But you...

Where does an actor go next after winning an Oscar and playing an intergalactic tyrant in a studio tent-pole, all in the span of a few weeks? For "Theory of Everything" and "Jupiter Ascending" star Eddie Redmayne, the answer is straight to DVD, as a...

Things to do and see around the county.
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Show Bits brings you the 87th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item.
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LINGERING LOSERS
While attendees like Jennifer...

In the wake of fan outrage that Joan Rivers was not included in the Oscars' annual "In Memoriam" segment honoring Hollywood figures who have died in the last year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued a statement to The Times on Monday:...

You've got that long, horrendous drive to work, but you're not alone.
Hit play on your iPhone, and it's as if you're sitting down for coffee with your two smart, funny Jewish girlfriends, Katie Halper and Oakland-based comic Heather Gold. The two...

Honoring actors brings out red carpets, couture and — sometimes — creatures.
A monkey who's starred in 25 movies over two decades was top dog at the sixth annual Pawscars, the animal version of the Oscars. Waving a statue over her head in...

Honoring actors brings out red carpets, couture and — sometimes — creatures.
A monkey who's starred in 25 movies over two decades was top dog at the sixth annual Pawscars, the animal version of the Oscars. Waving a statue over her head in...